Gothic Art Quiz, Medieval art of the Florence and Siena
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- Q1The thematic material used throughout most of the medieval periodThe final judgement and the Madonna and child30s
- Q2The special blue color for the Virgin's robe is made from lapis lazuli, a very expensive pigment that was mined inAfghanistan30s
- Q3The narrative scenes in the Arena chapel begin with ?, move on to ?? and end with scenes of ???Life of Mary, The life of Christ, the passion of Christ30s
- Q4Giotto (the Arena Chapel) was probably ???'s student and learned chiaroscuro, or the use of light and shadow, from him.Cimabue30s
- Q5Lorenzetti's Allegory and Effects of Good and Bad government is this kind of work of art.secular30s
- Q6In the Allegory and Effects of Bad Government, the figure of Tyranny is surrounded by vices. The allegory here is that poor government leads to _____fear and destruction30s
- Q7Simone Martini was a student of ??? and was well-versed in the Sienese styles, with particular attention to detail, patterns, and decorative elements.Duccio30s
- Q8The lilies in Mary's vase (Martini) symbolize what?Virginity30s
- Q9In Simone Martini's Annunciation, Martini tries to represent both divinity and humanity of the event though previous artists focused on ____________Divinity30s
- Q10The citizens of Siena believed that they owed their military victories to the divine patronage of this intercessor between humankind and GodThe Virgin Mary30s
- Q11The back of the "Maesta" tells the story ofthe life of Christ30s
- Q12Duccio uses this for crowd scenes, where the figures in the back are larger than figures in the front.reverse perspective30s
- Q13All of the scenes, on the back and from of the Maesta have gold backgrounds, which is typical of the_______Byzantine tradition30s
- Q14Who sit's at the center of the Last Judgment with he elect on his right and the damned on his left?Christ30s
- Q15The Arrest of Jesus/Judas' Kiss, in Giotto's Arena Chapel, showsIntense drama30s
